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"II. The Apostles' Creed, as the Baptis- 

 mal Symbol j and the Nicene Creed, as the 

 sufficient statement of the Christian faith. 



"III. The two Sacraments ordained by 

 Christ himself, — Baptism and the Supper 

 of the Lord, — ministered with the unfailing 

 use of Christ's words of institution, and of 

 the elements ordained by him. 



"IV. The Historic Episcopate, locally 

 adapted in the methods of its administration 

 to the varying needs of the nations and peoples 

 called of God into the unity of his Church. 



" This conference," — so runs the over- 

 ture, — "earnestly requests the constituted 

 authorities of the various branches of our 

 communion, acting, as far as may be, in con- 

 cert with one another, to make it known that 

 they hold themselves in readiness to enter 

 into brotherly conference (such as that which 

 has already been proposed by the Church in 

 the United States of America) with the rep- 

 resentatives of other Christian communions 

 in the English-speaking races in order to 

 consider what steps can be taken, either 

 toward corporate reunion, or toward such 

 relations as may prepare the way for fuller 

 organic unity hereafter." 



The first and third of these articles are 

 already agreed upon by all Protestants; 



